We don't need a 600-ship Navy, as we did when we faced the entire Soviet fleet, but we certainly need a good deal more than the 280 ships we have today.
The threat has not gotten less since that report was given to Congress.
We have been down this road before.
I want to echo the chair's comments about the fact that this is a team on this subcommittee.
Yes, in a crisis the Navy can do more with less, but for sustaining peace you cannot do more with less, you can do less ...
We have obviously got to get an omnibus done to make that a reality.
I actually give you pretty high marks about the fact that the system of doing block grant, block contracts with fixed pr...
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I think the undersecretary got it right. The fact of the matter is, is that procurement for programs like submarines, wh...
this topic of sequestration is probably the most critical facing our country in the near term.